Democracy is not safe of the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself - FDR

I want to know: Why aren't we rioting in the streets like France or Serbia?

The other swans aren't gonna believe this

a man in a red shirt is standing in front of a body of water with boats in the background . ALT: a man in a red shirt is standing in front of a body of water with boats in the background .

Saying "thanks all" at the end of a meeting I contributed nothing to.

A comic called "What City Pigeons Talk About". Two city pigeons are standing on the sidewalk. One says "Hey, do you ever think about the past?" The other says "The past?"

A closeup of the first pigeon. They say "Yeah - do you ever think about where we came from? Sometimes I forget that city pigeons are domestic animals."

A hand reaches out to three wild pigeons. The narrator pigeon says "Humans domesticated us many millennia ago in the Middle East. We provided meat, feces used for fertilizer, and much more." There are two very fancy pigeon breeds. "Over time, people split us into hundreds of pure breeds - some quite elaborate! Kings and queens proudly kept pigeons, and colonists spread us worldwide."

A closeup again of the first pigeon, who says, "But we fell out of fashion. Now we peck at the dusty concrete, our past glory all but forgotten. Do you ever think about that?"

Another thing I made this year. Pigeon history!

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

- James Baldwin

mental health break? you bet it did